Gabriel Ebert

{{short description|American stage actor and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gabriel Ebert

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|8}}

| birth_place = Colorado, U.S.

| education = Juilliard School {{small|(BFA)}}

| yearsactive = 2010–present

| occupation = Actor

}}

Gabriel Ebert is an American stage actor and singer. In 2013, he received a Tony Award for his featured role as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical.

Early life

Ebert was born and raised in Colorado.{{cite web|last=Wiener|first=Iris|title=Gabriel Ebert Is the Real Deal in Broadway's Matilda|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/12-2013/gabriel-ebert-is-the-real-deal-in-broadways-matild_67028.html|publisher=Theater Mania|access-date=22 May 2014}} He attended high school at the Denver School of the Arts and graduated from Juilliard.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/gabriel-ebert/profile/ |title=Gabriel Ebert Biography |publisher=Broadway.com |access-date=2013-08-18}}{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/people/bio/Gabriel-Ebert/ |title=Gabriel Ebert Biography on |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=2013-08-18}}

Career

Ebert made his Broadway debut as the understudy for the role of Ken in John Logan's play Red in 2010, followed by the Broadway production of Kneehigh Theatre's Brief Encounter in 2010 as Stanley.

Ebert is known for originating the role of Mr. Wormwood in the 2013 Broadway production of Matilda the Musical, for which he won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Ebert's performance in Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles at Lincoln Center Theater as the character "Leo", the grandson of Mary Louise Wilson's Vera, won him an Obie Award in 2012.

He starred as Robin Hood in The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr in Winnipeg and Toronto in October 2014 to March 2015.{{cite news|last=Ouzounian|first=Richard|date=23 Nov 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=24 July 2015|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/11/23/the_heart_of_robin_hood_hits_toronto_before_broadway_debut.html|title=The Heart of Robin Hood Hits Toronto Before Broadway Debut}}Nestrucl, Kelly. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/the-heart-of-robin-hood-a-rollicking-production-with-few-alterations-from-the-original-tale/article22458723/&usg=AFQjCNF4G7mTToCebIDrVhb0pS-rmagLMw "The Heart of Robin Hood: Broadway-bound show is rollicking fun, but who's it for?"] The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2015

He played the role of Max in the 2015 movie Ricki and the Flash. In the 2015 production of the Helen Edmundson stage adaptation of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 he played Camille opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Matt Ryan.[http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Therese-Raquin.aspx Terese Raquin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209000734/http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Therese-Raquin.aspx |date=2016-02-09 }} Roundabout Theatre

In 2016, Ebert was cast in the pilot for the Amazon Video television program The Interestings.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/lauren-ambrose-will-join-gabriel-ebert-in-the-interestings-pilot-com-387299# "Lauren Ambrose Will Join Gabriel Ebert in The Interestings Pilot"] Playbill, February 18, 2016Andreeva, Nellie. [https://deadline.com/2016/01/interestings-gabriel-ebert-cast-1201692646/ "Gabriel Ebert To Co-Star In Amazon Pilot The Interestings "]

deadline.com, January 29, 2016

In 2020, he played the role of a gunnery officer in The Mandalorian.{{Cite web |title=Gabriel Ebert {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3262796/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

In 2025, he originated the role of Carter Smith in the Broadway debut of John Proctor Is the Villain.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=February 6, 2025 |title=See Who's Joining Sadie Sink in Broadway's John Proctor Is the Villain |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-joining-sadie-sink-in-broadways-john-proctor-is-the-villain |url-status=live |website=Playbill}} He received a nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.{{cite web|title=2025 Tony Award Nominations: Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending Lead the Pack|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|date=May 1, 2025|website=Playbill|url=https://playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2025|access-date=May 2, 2025}}

Personal life

Ebert's special skills include juggling, ukulele, and reciting all 50 states in one breath. However, he has said that his whistling is very bad.{{Cite web |title=PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Suicide, Incorporated Star Gabriel Ebert |url=https://playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-suicide-incorporated-star-gabriel-ebert-com-184600 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220129024622/https://www.playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-suicide-incorporated-star-gabriel-ebert-com-184600 |archive-date=2022-01-29 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}

Ebert is married to director Danya Taymorhttps://denvergazette.com/arts-entertainment/gabe-evans-of-denver-nominated-tony-award/article_97a2bd29-f339-45e2-a547-ad2084e4a6db.html

Work

= Film and television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2011

|The Restaurant

|Stevie

|Short

2012

|Made in Jersey

|Carter Gershan

|Episode: "Ancient History"

2015

|The Family Fang

|Joseph

|Film

2015

|Ricki and the Flash

|Max

|Film

2015

|Jane Wants a Boyfriend

|Jack

|Film

2016

|The Blacklist

|Theo

|Episode: "Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)"

2016

|The Interestings

|Dennis

|TV film

2017

|The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

|Christoph Lengauer

|TV film

2018

|Instinct

|Richard Brophy

|Episode: "Tribal"

2019

|The Good Fight

|Lance McAlvoy

|Episode: "The One Where a Nazi Gets Punched"

2019

|Elementary

|Sebastian Florenti

|Episode: "The Price of Admission"

2019

|Mr. Mercedes

|Morris Bellamy

|10 episodes

2020

|The Mandalorian

|Gunnery Officer

|3 episodes

2020

|News of the World

|Benjamin Farley

|Film

2021

|Dickinson

|Thomas Wentworth Higginson

|7 episodes

2022

|Let the Right One In

|Nathaniel

|Episode: "Stargazers"

2023

|Hello Tomorrow!

|Marvin Mayburn

|Episode: "Great Salesmen Make Their Own Turf"

2025

|Dope Thief

|Jack

|4 episodes

= Theatre (selected) =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2010

|Red

|Ken

|Understudy
John Golden Theatre

2010–2011

|Brief Encounter

|Stanley

|Studio 54

2011

|4000 Miles

|Leo

|Off-Broadway

2011

|Prometheus Bound[http://americanrepertorytheater.org/node/4994 Prometheus Bound] americanrepertorytheater.org, accessed May 15, 2016

|Hephaistos/Hermes

|American Repertory Theater

2013–2014

|Matilda the Musical

|Mr. Wormwood

|Shubert Theatre

2014

|The Heart of Robin Hood

|Robin Hood

|Winnipeg and Toronto, Canada

2014

|Casa Valentina

|Jonathon/Miranda

|Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

2015

|Preludes

|Rach

|Claire Tow Theater (Off-Broadway)

2015–2016

|Thérèse Raquin

|Camille Raquin

|Adaptation by Helen Edmundson{{cite web | url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/judith-light-to-join-keira-knightley-in-therese-raquin-on-broadway_73183.html | title=Judith Light to Join Keira Knightley in Thérèse Raquin on Broadway | TheaterMania }}
Studio 54

2016

|Peer Gynt[http://www.classicstage.org/season/productions/peergynt/ Peer Gynt] classicstage.org, accessed May 12, 2016

|Peer Gynt

|Classic Stage Company

2017

|Gently Down the Stream

|Rufus

|

2017

|Time and the Conways

|Alan Conway

|American Airlines Theatre

2018

|rowspan=2|Pass Over

|rowspan=2|Ossifer/Master

|Lincoln Center Theater

2021

|August Wilson Theatre

2023

|The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical

|Hunter

|La Jolla Playhouse

2025

|John Proctor Is the Villain

|Carter Smith

|Booth Theatre

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